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I Replaced Microsoft 365 With This Free Program, and I’m Happy With the Switch
It took some convincing, but at the start of this year, I ended a years-long relationship with Microsoft 365. I’d like to say I ditched the office suite for some nuanced reason, like I don’t want Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot because I find it distracting and unhelpful, but really,... Read more
Taylor Swift Wants to Trademark Her Likeness. These TikTok Deepfake Ads Show Why
Last week, Taylor Swift filed a trio of trademark applications to protect her image and voice. One is meant to cover a well-known photograph of the pop singer holding a pink guitar during a concert on her record-breaking Eras tour, while the two sound trademarks are for simple identifying... Read more
IBM launches Bob with multi-model routing and human checkpoints to turn AI coding into a secure production system
Bringing AI agents into the enterprise software development lifecycle is fast becoming the norm. As developers experiment with new platforms, organizations are exposed to potential security and orchestration failures. Systems that work in pilots may fail once the agents start working with real-time data. Legacy tech giant IBM is... Read more
US soldier pleads not guilty in first prediction market insider trading case tied to Polymarket bets
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of using classified knowledge to profit on a prediction market, a case that is drawing fresh scrutiny to how insider information can be exploited in emerging betting platforms. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, entered... Read more
Best Standing Desks of 2026
I tested the Seville Classics Airlift Height Adjustable Desk with Glass Top, the Seville Classics Airlift Pro S3 Electric Height Adjustable Standing Desk (no longer available), the Steelcase Solo Sit-To-Stand Desk, the Fezibo Height Adjustable Electric Standing Desk with Double Drawer and The Grovemade Desk but they didn’t make... Read more
How Elon Musk Squeezed OpenAI: They ‘Are Gonna Want to Kill Me’
Elon Musk returned to the witness stand on Wednesday to continue telling his side of the story in his legal battle against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. Under cross-examination from OpenAI’s lawyers, Musk was pressed on all the ways he tried to squeeze the organization over a 2017... Read more
Resorts World NYC opens first full casino in New York City with live table games in Queens
New York City’s gambling landscape shifted in a major way this week as a long-running slots venue in Queens officially transformed into the city’s first full casino with live table games. The expanded Resorts World New York City, located near Aqueduct Racetrack and John F. Kennedy International Airport, opened... Read more
Apple Reportedly Plans Major Camera AI Overhaul in iOS 27
Apple is reportedly planning a major camera overhaul for iPhone users with its upcoming iOS 27 update, centering on deeper integration of its Visual Intelligence AI feature and an enhanced Siri experience.  According to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg managing editor Mark Gurman, Apple sources said iPhone users can... Read more
Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse
Emergency first-responder leaders told federal regulators in a private meeting last month that they were frustrated with the performance of autonomous vehicles on their streets—that city firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and paramedics are forced to spend time during emergencies resolving issues with frozen or stuck cars. One fire official... Read more
The retrieval rebuild: Why hybrid retrieval intent tripled as enterprise RAG programs hit the scale wall
Something shifted in enterprise RAG in Q1 2026. VB Pulse data spanning January through March tells a consistent story: the market stopped adding retrieval layers and started fixing the ones it already has. Call it the retrieval rebuild. The survey covered three consecutive monthly waves from organizations with 100... Read more